TORRINGTON >> Miniature ghouls, werewolves, ninjas and vampires wandered the Torrington streets Saturday evening, going from car to car in the third annual Trunk or Treat on Main Street.

With the road closed down, costumed children went car to car, filling their bags and pumpkin-shaped buckets with candy.

The Torrington Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Torrington Lions Club and the Torrington Municipal and Teachers Federal Credit Union hosted the event, which had a “Night scare on Main Street” theme.

“It’s our first time here. It was very nice,” Brandy DeFlorio, from Bridgeport said.

Last year, the Trunk or Treat was bogged down by slow going in the lines, with some waiting up to an hour to get candy.

“There was a lot of congestion last year,” Republican mayoral candidate Elinor Carbone, who was in attendance said. “Really, we’ve made corrections and everyone seems to be moving pretty quickly through.”

Carbone was there with members of the Mayor’s Committee on Youth, a city board made up of high school and middle school students. There are currently 25 members, she said. Members Ashley Civelli and Olivia Lemieux, both 13 and both in Halloween garb, were there with Carbone.

“What the kids do is they try to select a social issue that kids in our community face every year and highlight it, raise awareness, do some fundraising and generally make a connection from the youth to the city.”

Some of the social issues the group has previously addressed are texting and driving and homelessness awareness.

Independent candidate for Mayor Giulio Romano was also at the event.

Matica provided street performers who juggled and hula-hooped, there was a horse and wagon ride offered to children throughout the evening and DJ Patti Adkins was in charge of providing the Halloween-themed music. There was also a small haunted house.

Surrounding stores stayed open late, touting special offers to the parents and children in attendance.